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Examining the relationship between migration and forest cover change in Mexico from 2001 to 2010

Terrestrial Biomes and Significant Woody Vegetation Change at the Municipio level 2000–2010, Mexico. The 4 major biomes in Mexico are: (1) Desert and Xeric Shrubland (DES); (2) tropical and subtropical coniferous forests (CON); (3) tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests (TSB); and tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests (TSMB). Image courtesy Land Use Policy

RYAN – Examining the relationship between migration and forest cover change in Mexico from 2001 to 2010

Daniel Ervin, David Lopéz-Carr, Fernando Riosmena, & Sadie J.Ryan

Article first published online: 25 NOV 2019 Land Use Policy

DOI: 10.1016/j.landusepol.2019.104334

ABSTRACT: This project examines the relationship between migration, population, and economic processes, and forest cover change in Mexico from 2001 to 2010. Using multiple regression analyses with remotely-sensed, significant (p <  0.10) change in woody vegetation from 2001 to 2010 as our dependent variable, we explore how environmental, migration, demographic, and economic indicators at the national and sub-national biome scales are associated with forest cover change. Results highlight the importance of international migration in forest cover change, demonstrating that international (and internal) migration processes should also be included in LU/CC research and deforestation policy.

Read the full publication at Land Use Policy.